Funnyman Dave Chappelle stormed off stage at a gig on his comeback tour on Thursday night after suffering a barrage of abuse from hecklers, according to reports. The comedian was performing at a venue …

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Funnyman Dave Chappelle stormed off stage at a gig on his comeback tour on Thursday night after suffering a barrage of abuse from hecklers, according to reports.

The comedian was performing at a venue in Hartford, Connecticut as part of his series of shows with the Flight of the Conchords duo but his set ended on a bad note after just a few minutes.

After rebuking the audience for heckling him, Chappelle sat quietly on a stool for 25 minutes before leaving the stage, according to editors at NBC Connecticut.

The cult comedian returned to the spotlight this month after keeping a low profile since walking away from his hit TV program, “Chappelle’s Show,” in 2005.

Comedian Dave Chappelle has apologized for his “bad attitude” after refusing to tell jokes at a stand-up show in Florida on Friday.

The funnyman stunned fans at the Summer Groove charity event in Miami when he declined to perform after complaining about members of the audience filming him. Chappelle was seen checking his cell phone texts and sighing audibly, prompting the crowd to boo him.

But Chappelle was in good spirits when he returned to the stage for the second night of the gala on Saturday.

He apologized for his “bad attitude” the previous evening and even poked fun at himself during his 10-minute appearance.

A reporter from Miami.com tweeted during the show, “The second try better than the first. No hecklers and Dave Chappelle doing well… time to call it a comeback.”

Funnyman Dave Chappelle failed in his attempt to set a new record for comedy endurance – by walking offstage during his performance to go to the bathroom.

The comic took the stage at Hollywood’s Laugh Factory on Sunday in a bid to break the club record for the longest time on stage, previously set by Dane Cook in a seven-hour, 34-minute marathon in 2008.

However, Chappelle’s attempt to outdo Cook failed after five hours when he was disqualified by owner Jamie Masada for taking a bathroom break.

The original record was set by the late Richard Pryor who spent two hours and 41 minutes on stage in 1980. Chappelle previously recorded a time of six hours before Cook’s triumph in 2008.

Elusive comedian Dave Chappelle was showered with $100 bills at a Los Angeles comedy club, by fans desperate for him to return to TV. Chappelle has been rarely seen since he walked away from a …

Elusive comedian Dave Chappelle was showered with $100 bills at a Los Angeles comedy club, by fans desperate for him to return to TV.

Chappelle has been rarely seen since he walked away from a $50-million contract with network Comedy Central last year and turned his back on showbiz.

The 33-year-old has begun making guest appearances at L.A.’s Laugh Factory, and stretched a 20 minute set to over two hours on Monday when fans begged him to carry on and showered him with money.

He told the crowd, “I’m like Bigfoot now. People can’t believe they’re seeing me. They see me and just flip out,” reports the New York Post.

Chappelle — who has vowed to give the money to charity — also offered support to “Seinfeld” star Michael Richards, who caused outrage last year after a racist outburst on the same stage. He said, “I learned I’m only 20 percent black and 80 percent comedian because black people were like, ‘That bastard!’ — but comics, we were like, ‘The dude’s having a bad set. Hang in there, Kramer!’”

Funnyman Dave Chappelle has cited racial prejudice for his abrupt walk-out from hit comedy series “The Chappelle Show” last year. The stand-up comedian made headlines in May 2005 when he quit the show …

Funnyman Dave Chappelle has cited racial prejudice for his abrupt

walk-out from hit comedy series “The Chappelle Show” last year.

The stand-up comedian made headlines in May 2005 when he quit the show on US

network Comedy Central during the third season, leaving behind a $50 million contract.

He was eventually tracked down in South Africa where he said he had gone to

“purify himself,” and “do some soul searching” because he was unhappy with the

Dave Chappelle, who walked away from a $50 million contract last year for the third and fourth seasons of his Comedy Central variety show, has scheduled a surprise standup show at the city’s Paramount …

Dave Chappelle, who walked away from a $50 million contract last year for the third and fourth seasons of his Comedy Central variety show, has scheduled a surprise standup show at the city’s Paramount Theatre.

Tickets for Sunday’s 7 p.m. show go on sale at 10 a.m. Wednesday, and were priced at $52.50, excluding fees, according to a calendar listing on the Paramount’s Web site.

Last May, Chappelle, 32, stunned the entertainment industry by leaving his show in mid-production. He spent two weeks in South Africa before returning home to his farm near Yellow Springs, Ohio, northeast of Cincinnati. Since then, he’s resumed performing live standup.